Author Archives: Jay F Guin

About Jay F Guin

My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink. My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.

Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 5

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Here are Driscoll’s final 5 suggestions for maintaining morale and momentum in lean economic times — 5. Budgeting Eat what you kill and have a monthly and quarterly budget that you watch so you do not get too far behind. … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Shrinking Congregations, Part 3 (Preaching Hebrews)

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Jay F Guin

So what does yesterday’s post have to do with shrinking congregations? Well, not as much as my conservative friends might think, but it does matter a lot. Churches that forget to get around to teaching the boundaries of grace will … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 4

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Driscoll continues the series with 9 suggestions for keeping staff morale up and church momentum going in lean times. Here are the first four — 1. Morale The big dissatisfiers of staff are pay (including benefits) and policy, so the … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Shrinking Congregations, Part 2 (Boundaries)

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Jay F Guin

My Tuesday conversation with Greg Tidwell and Phil Sanders was illuminating in lots of ways. It certainly confirmed the rightness of the decision to meet. I had asked that we find a time to meet face to face before beginning … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 3

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Continuing the series based on Mark Driscoll’s suggestions for coping with the recession — 7. Real Estate This is the time for multi-campus churches to pursue real estate from dying and struggling churches that are facing an uncertain future and … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace: Can the Reader be Restored?

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — Jay, I’ve been reading The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace online, and based on what the bible says and your interpretation of what the Hebrews passages say about a christian losing their salvation, I am pretty … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The next 3 points from Mark Driscoll’s advice on coping with the recession — 4. Fairness When financial cuts need to be made, don’t subscribe to fairness and make cuts across the board and across all ministries and staff members. … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Shrinking Congregations, Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Jay F Guin

It’s been an interesting week. I spent Tuesday meeting with Todd Deaver, Phil Sanders, and Greg Tidwell planning our GraceConversation dialogue. Toward the end of our meeting, Greg described how many Churches of Christ that have added an instrumental service … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Jay F Guin

My congregation’s giving is under budget. Tuscaloosa is actually much better off than many communities. I imagine there are many churches in near-desperate circumstances. And so I thought I’d share some financial advice from Mark Driscoll, at Seattle’s Mars Hill … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Music: A Question About Transitions

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Jay F Guin

In a recent Christian Chronicle article, it was noted that Churches of Christ in the United States had elected to omit 21 congregations that have added an instrumental worship service, but several other congregations with instrumental services had been included … Continue reading →

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